Dhading bus accident: Four deceased identified

Malekhu (Dhading), Aug 23: Identity of four of eight deceased in the Dhading bus accident has been established. The deceased have been identified as Than Bahadur Bhandari, 50, of Raghuganga-3 in Myagdi district, Kritika Sharma Paudel, 15, of Modi-1 in Parbat district, Sushil Ramtel, around 20, of Gajuri-8 in Dhading district and Suman Thapa, 24, of Fulbari-11 in Kaski district.

At least eight people (six men and two women) were killed on the spot, and over a dozen others injured when a passenger bus (Province 3-01-005 Kha 9952) skidded off the road and fell into the Trishuli river at Chhahara of Chalise in Gajuri Rural Municipality-2, Dhading. The bus was headed to Beni of Myagdi district from Kathmandu.

At least 17 injured people were rescued, and of them 13 were sent to Kathmandu for treatment, and four others are receiving care in local health institutions, said Superintendent of Police Gautam Mishra. A team of divers is searching for the missing ones, he said. A joint team of Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and local people was deployed for the rescue efforts.